The Internet's Finest Tropical Fruit Discussion Forum!
"All discussion content within the forum reflects the views of the individual participants and does not necessarily represent the views held by the Tropical Fruit Forum as an organization."
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
Tim,
Thanks for the very kind statements!
Whenever I have guest in my garden, I always tell them not to touch any fruits!
They are like walls of a cavern! If you touch them, the bacteria and oils on your hands make them look like crap!
That's why my fruits look so good, I never touch them until harvest time.
There are Black Sapote that are sweet but have a mild taste. They don't have a strong flavor at all. They are best used to make shakes and smoothies. I mix them with a banana and a bit of honey. I have vegan customers that love them and buy up to 20lbs at a time. They have a purpose! They are not in my top ten fruits, but neither are apples which I think are barely edible as a fresh fruit., but I do like apple pie and apple juice.
I'd like to express my support and dismay about ths comment. First the support........my wife a former vegan and anti-processed sugar advocate thinks they are the most rich and decadent dessert. OK, well maybe decadent is a bit strong....but she thinks she's cheating while still getting a very healthy eating experience. Now the dismay. I feel it is un-American to impugn the noble apple as has been done here. LOL.....I have eaten apples off the tree in Quebec, NY State, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Washington State.....oops, and I had two apples on a tree in my own yard. The ones I ate from the tree in my own yard were as you describe....barely edible as a fresh fruit. The ones off the trees elsewhere (and even those that are store bought, if you get them in season from a good supplier) are excellent fruits to be eaten fresh out of hand. I eat at least 4 apples (in season) a day. I am 4 times more likely, therefore and thereby, to "keep the doctor away!" OK.....I feel better now.
Harry
Hi
FloridaGreenMan the pic you posted look's AWESOME
They are not in my top ten fruits, but neither are apples which I think are barely edible as a fresh fruit., but I do like apple pie and apple juice.
I never liked apples either till one day i drove through an apple orchard and stopped to look around. Had a fresh right off the tree Winesap apple. Incredibly good! Almost like a totally different creature than anything you can buy in american store. I also noticed on a trip to Europe that the apples there were about 10x better tasting. They are still growing some of the old cultivars that really have taste.
Oscar
Hey Fruitlovers,
The problem is that there's a bunch of conflicting information out there on the internet (and on the PI hang-tags for that matter) about proper fertilization techniques, and I spent the first year or two I had my trees periodically applying balanced fertilizer. That lead to what I've got now, which is big, green, healthy-looking trees that don't flower or fruit.
I've watched all the Campbell videos and am totally convinced now to switch my trees to an all-potassium diet. You live and learn!
Manzano is called Silk Fig here. Very good tasting very sweet little banana, but has tendency to split if stalk is picked ripe, as you can see from photo. It's better to pick the stalk still green and let them ripen indoors.If picked too green they tend to not convert/get rid of that chalky taste/texture.
Oscar
Oscar,
I'd love to trade cuttings with you; I've sent you a private message to ask more about exactly what I can send you.
I would think the Chilean Guava would do better in your area than goumi would, just based on dormancy requirements!
Kevin
wonder if i could grow them outdooors in broklyn. it rarely gets below 20f here, and it hasnt gone below 15 in the 11 years ive been living here
I admit to never having put any species of Sapotaceae under the microscope for careful description.
Based on macro appearance, I have always regarded the 'Ross' as a variety of canistel. I like it a lot. Mine is much slower growing than my 'Trompo' (9681 I believe)
and my 'Aurea,' and a seedling of 'Trompo.'
Try potting in 60% silica sand (coarse large grains) and the rest peat or pine bark chips, maybe a dash of coffee grounds.
Also grow under a plastic roof, like some do desert rose. This will keep sunny but not wet...u need a setup like this for sure Oscar...u grow too much crazy stuff!
This year I have my ice-cream mango like this,and the blooms aren't rotting (this is 2nd blooming cycle this year, first one got moldy and fell off, so I deadheaded, and it produced another batch)
This way I don't have to look like a member of the blue man group, from spraying Cu all over everything.
